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The development of deterministic single photon sources emitting in the telecommunication bands is a key challenge for quantum communication and photonic quantum computing. Here, we investigate the optical properties and single-photon…

We investigate monocrystalline InAs nanowires (NWs) which are grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) and induced by focused ion beam (FIB) implanted Au spots. With this unique combination of methods an increase of the aspect ratio, i.e. the…

The morphology of GaN samples grown by plasma-assisted molecular beam epitaxy on Si(111) was systematically studied as a function of impinging Ga/N flux ratio and growth temperature (750-850{\deg}C).Two different growth regimes were…

Growth of GaAs and InGaAs nanowires by the group-III assisted Molecular Beam Epitaxy growth method is studied in dependence of growth temperature, with the objective of maximizing the indium incorporation. Nanowire growth was achieved for…

GaN nanowire ensembles with axial InGaN multi-quantum wells (MQWs) were grown by molecular beam epitaxy. In a series of samples, we varied the In content in the MQWs from almost zero to about 20%. Within the nanowire ensemble, the MQWs…

Selective area growth (SAG) of semiconductors is a scalable method for fabricating gate-controlled quantum platforms. This letter reports on the adatom diffusion, incorporation, and desorption mechanisms that govern the growth rates of SAG…

GaAs nanowires and GaAs/Fe3Si core/shell nanowire structures were grown by molecular-beam epitaxy on oxidized Si(111) substrates and characterized by transmission electron microscopy. The surfaces of the original GaAs NWs are completely…

Precise control of the properties of semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) is vital for creating novel devices for quantum photonics and advanced opto-electronics. Suitable low QD-density for single QD devices and experiments are challenging to…

We report on the transport properties of a high mobility two-dimensional hole system (2DHS) confined in GaAs/AlGaAs quantum wells grown molecular-beam epitaxy on the (100) surface of GaAs. The quantum wells are modulation-doped with carbon…

InGaAs/GaAsBi/InGaAs quantum wells (QWs) were grown on GaAs substrates by gas source molecular beam epitaxy for realizing the type II band-edge line-up. Both type I and type II transitions were observed in the Bi containing W QWs and the…

In a combined experimental and theoretical study, we investigate the influence of the material source arrangement in a molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) system on the growth of nanowire (NW) core-shell structures. In particular, we study the…

GaAs quantum dots grown by droplet etching epitaxy are high-quality solid-state sources of quantum light. Despite implementation in devices that exploit quantum phenomenon, a comprehensive review on the crystal growth of quantum dots grown…

Self assembled AlN nanowires (NWs) are grown by plasma assisted molecular beam epitaxy (PAMBE) on SiO2 / Si (111) substrates. Using a combination of in-situ reflective high energy electron diffraction and ex situ X ray diffraction (XRD), we…

The selective-area epitaxy (SAE) is a useful technique to grow epitaxial films with a desired shape on a pre-patterned substrate. Although SAE of patterned topological-insulator (TI) thin films has been performed in the past, there has been…

Advances in quantum technology may come from the discovery of new materials systems that improve the performance or allow for new functionality in electronic devices. Lead telluride (PbTe) is a member of the group IV-VI materials family…

The top-down synthesis of inherently ferroelectric semiconductors and their integration with traditional material platforms have the potential to enable new low power logic devices, and to harness the bulk photoelectric effect for more…

Hybrid semiconductor-superconductor InAs-Al nanowires with uniform and defect-free crystal interfaces are one of the most promising candidates used in the quest for Majorana zero modes (MZMs). However, InAs nanowires often exhibit a high…

Despite its potential in the fields of optoelectronics and topological insulators, experimental electronic band structure studies of Bi-doped GaAs are scarce. The reason is the complexity of growth which tends to leave bulk and in…

Here, we study the effects of a GaAs buffer layer on the structural, magnetic, and transport properties of Cr$_y$(Bi$_x$Sb$_{1-x}$)$_{2-y}$Te$_3$ magnetic topological insulator thin films and compare them with those of…

We present self-assembly of InAs/InAlAs quantum dots by droplet epitaxy technique on vicinal GaAs(111)A substrates. The small miscut angle, while maintaining the symmetries imposed to the quantum dot from the surface, allows fast growth…